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March 19

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On March 19, 1920, the United States Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval.
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On March 19, 1891, Earl Warren, the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969, was born. Following his death on July 9, 1974, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1860	William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state and three-time Democratic presidential nominee, was born in Salem, Ill.
1891	Earl Warren, the 14th chief justice of the United States, was born in Los Angeles.
1917	The Supreme Court upheld the eight-hour work day for railroads.
1918	Congress approved daylight-saving time.
1920	The U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles for a second time.
1931	Nevada legalized gambling.
1945	Adolf Hitler issued his so-called "Nero Decree" ordering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands.
1953	The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time.
1962	Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was released.
1979	The U.S. House of Representatives began televising its day-to-day business.
1987	Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex-and-money scandal involving a former church secretary, Jessica Hahn.
1988	Two British soldiers were shot to death after they were dragged from a car and beaten by mourners attending an Irish Republican Army funeral in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1990	Latvia's political opposition claimed victory in the republic's first free elections in 50 years.
1995	After giving up an attempt to become a major league baseball player, Michael Jodan returned to pro basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.
2001	California officials declared a power alert, ordering the first of two days of rolling blackouts.
2003	Mahmoud Abbas accepted the new position of Palestinian prime minister.
2008	Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke died at age 90.
2009	An Austrian jury sentenced a man to life in a psychiatric ward for locking his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years, fathering her seven children and letting one die in captivity as a newborn.

Current Birthdays

Actress Glenn Close ("Damages," "Fatal Attraction") turns 64 years old today.

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid turns 53 years old today.

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1925	Brent Scowcroft, Former national security adviser, turns 86
1930	Ornette Coleman, Jazz saxophonist, turns 81
1933	Philip Roth, Author, turns 78
1936	Ursula Andress, Actress, turns 75
1946	Ruth Pointer, Singer (The Pointer Sisters), turns 65
1952	Harvey Weinstein, Movie producer, turns 59
1955	Bruce Willis, Actor, turns 56

Historic Birthdays

Earl Warren3/19/1891 - 7/9/197414th chief justice of the United States (1953-69).Go to obituary »

56	Johannes Magnus 3/19/1488 - 3/22/1544 Swedish Roman Catholic archbishop and historian
66	Alonso Cano 3/19/1601 - 9/3/1667 Spanish painter, sculptor and architect
81	Elias Hicks 3/19/1748 - 2/27/1830 American Quaker minister; advocated the abolition of slavery
42	Nikolay Gogol 3/19/1809 (OS) - 2/21/1852 (OS) Ukrainian-born Russian humorist, dramatist and novelist
60	David Livingstone 3/19/1813 - 5/1/1873 Scottish missionary and explorer; opened Africa to the West
69	Sir Richard Burton 3/19/1821 - 10/20/1890 English scholar, explorer, writer and translator
80	Wyatt Earp 3/19/1848 - 1/13/1929 American frontiersman; became lawman and gambler
80	Alfred von Tirpitz 3/19/1849 - 3/6/1930 German admiral and chief builder of German navy before World War I
65	William Jennings Bryan 3/19/1860 - 7/26/1925 American Democratic and Populist leader
100	James Van Fleet 3/19/1892 - 9/23/1992 American commander who led troops in Normandy on D-Day in World War II
58	Frederic Joliot-Curie 3/19/1900 - 8/14/1958 French Nobel Prize-winning physicist; shared prize with his wife, Irene
74	Jo Mielziner 3/19/1901 - 3/15/1976 American stage designer
88	John Sirica 3/19/1904 - 8/14/1992 United States district court judge; presided at trial of Watergate burglars (1973)
76	Albert Speer 3/19/1905 - 9/1/1981 German Nazi minister for war production
56	Adolf Eichmann 3/19/1906 - 5/31/1962 German Nazi war criminal hanged by Israel